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GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. (September 30, 2017) - Chad Winfrey scored his first POWRi Lucas Oil Allstar Midget League win Saturday night at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri. Two-time champion Pat Schudy was second over, Morgan Frewaldt, Merril Lamb, and Don Dawson II rounded out the top five. Winfrey has been close to a victory all season long with three runner-up finishes already under his belt in 2017 running his first full season in midgets. Point leader Dustin Gilbert bent a valve before...more

INDIANAPOLIS, In. (September 26, 2017) - The two-day finale event of the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprint League schedule is set and prepped for this weekend (October 6-7) at Fairbury American Legion Speedway in Fairbury, Illinois and it goes by the name of "SPRINT MANIA." The MOWA/IRA Winged Sprint and Open Wheel Modified classes will also be in action both nights to complete the events. The high-banked 1/4 mile provided stellar side-by-side racing action when WAR East made their first-ever...more

Belleville, IL – Building on a solid victory from the previous night, Spencer Bayston capitalized on Logan Seavey’s misfortune to claim his second POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League victory of the weekend. Bayston’s Belle-Clair win was his ninth career, capturing the 13th Annual Charlene Meents Memorial presented by Priority Aviation Services LLC, co-sanctioned by the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League. Starting inside row two, Bayston faded early as Tucker Klaasmeyer took the lead with...more

Belleville, IL – After claiming his first-career POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League victory in Friday night’s Knepper Memorial at Belle-Clair Speedway, Jason McDougal backed it up by leading all 20 laps of the 13th Annual Charlene Meents Memorial to sweep the weekend. McDougal started on the pole of the main event, setting a healthy pace from the get-go. Sara Elrod and Holley Hollan battled from the start over second as McDougal stayed out front. McDougal remained relatively...more

Belleville, IL – Lebanon, Indiana’s Spencer Bayston took the checkers with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League for the 26th Annual Knepper Memorial at Belle-Clair Speedway, fending off teammate Tanner Thorson to claim the win. Bayston adds his name to the short list of repeat Knepper Memorial winners with his first Knepper victory coming in 2015 and now, tonight’s victory. Leading the field to green, Aidan RoosEvans shared the front row with Colby Copeland for a career-first highpoint...more

Belleville, IL – Jason McDougal of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma broke through and notched not only a career-first with the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League, but also a prestigious win taking the micro portion of the 26th Annual Knepper Memorial. Battling with Luke Verardi and fending off Joe B. Miller, McDougal’s first win came in defying fashion. Leading the field to green, Luke Verardi shared the front row with Kurt Westerfield and immediately took command. Holding the lead until...more

The 13th Annual Charlene Meents Memorial presented by Priority Aviation is looking to be the best one yet. At this time, we will have nearly $4,000 in extra cash and contingencies up for grabs this Saturday night. The Meents Family would like to send a special thank you to everyone who is supporting this year’s memorial event. Thank you – Richard and Jennifer Marshall with Priority Aviation for being our presenting sponsor and to all our heat race, A-main laps, special awards, and contingency...more

Belleville, IL – The POWRi Lucas Oil National & West Midget League is thrilled to announce that the Saturday 9/30 Meents Memorial at Belle-Clair Speedway will be tape delayed broadcast on MAVTV. The Meents Memorial Presented by Priority Aviation will bring out National & West Midget drivers from all over the Mid-West. The broadcast will include driver interviews, in-car cameras, and various technical segments. MAVTV is available nationwide. Check your local listings for MAVTV channel...more

Belleville, IL – In honor of longtime POWRi announcer, Jim Childers, POWRi will be hosting a Chili Dump at the conclusion of the 26th Annual Knepper Memorial on Friday, September 29th at Belle-Clair Speedway. Childers’ contributions and continued efforts not only for POWRi, but open wheel racing as a whole, have left a long-lasting shine on the sport. Always a familiar voice behind the microphone, his tone and race calling is recognizable nationwide. Childers will be present this Friday and...more

INDIANAPOLIS, In. (September 26, 2017) - Korey Weyant wrapped up a championship season with the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League last weekend at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri. The Springfield, Illinois driver qualified for all three feature events over the weekend against a 60-car field to clinch his first title with the league in his Weeble's Bar and Grill/Tosti's Transmission/Ealey Automotive Eagle with Automotive Machine power. Weyant racked up an impressive list of stats...more